What's it actually like working on a product team in tech?
Each episode, Matthew interviews folks from all facets of the tech industry. We'll be interviewing developers, product managers, scrum masters, and managers what their day to day is like, what practices keep their team running smoothly, and what they look for in new team members.
Brian - Breaking Down the Steps to Becoming a Technical Founder
This week Matt sits down with Brian Faber. Brian is the CTO & Co-Founder of Mayday. In this episode, we discuss how Brian went from getting his first computer at the age of seven and teaching himself to program, to skipping university and getting his first development contract building Game Boy Advanced. We discussed the process of building a start-up & managing time.
Other things discussed in this episode include:
- Hiring Practices
- Working for Ubisoft
- Does it make sense to go to school for gaming?
and so much more.
If you liked this episode, check out Mayday or connect with Brian directly (Of course, Mayday *is* hiring!)
- Brian's LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/brian-faber-4117203/
- Mayday website: https://mayday.am
28 Apr 2021
Mark Prince–Dive In & Be Obsessed
This week Matt sits down with Mark Prince. Mark is a software engineer at Quantum Mob, where he works with big name clients building web sites. When Mark turned 30, he made the decision to make a career change, and reignite his childhood love of coding. Mark explains how he would “pre-work” in order to learn quickly on the job & why he credits his history of service jobs for his success as a software engineer.
Other things discussed in this episode include:
- Managing your time
- Make sure you love code before you enter a boot-camp - More Code Fewer Chips
and so much more.
18 Mar 2021
Josh Cunningham - Digging deeper into a product to understand the entire software development lifecycle
This week Matt sits down with Josh Cunningham, technical lead at Auth0. Josh started his 15-year programming career while studying chemistry and quickly moved into freelancing and agency work before joining Auth0. We discuss the learning curve of joining a fast-growing product company, and how quickly. In this episode, we discuss why and how testing is critical and how to navigate the real human issue of remote communication. Josh also explains why he finds journaling so important both on a professional and personal basis.
Other things discussed in this episode include:
Writing code that's testable means writing better code.
How to give useful code reviews.
Tests are documentation, and other lessons from Lucho.
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